1. His mother could not approve of her son's affection for a woman she had never met, but Bartholdi went ahead and married his love in 1876.
    他母亲不赞成自己的儿子和一个她没有见过的女子恋爱，然而巴托尔迪不为所动，毅然和心中所爱于1876年结为伉俪。

2. I approve of your trying to earn some money.
    我同意你去挣一些钱, 可是请不要误了功课.